Healthcare Software Development Company

We build healthcare software for practices, clinics, and health systems: patient portals, telehealth, RPM, clinical decision support, and EHR integrations. HIPAA-compliant by default. Fixed-price delivery in 10–14 weeks.

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  • HIPAA-compliant by default, every system we build meets federal data security requirements

  • Connects to your existing EHR, billing, scheduling, and wearable device feeds

  • Patient portals, telehealth, RPM, and clinical decision support built to your exact workflow

  • 25+ clinics adopted our RPM platform in 60 days

  • 10–14 week average delivery from first call to production deployment

Recent outcomes

Remote Patient Monitoring · US Health System

Built a HIPAA-compliant RPM platform connecting CGM, BPM, and pulse oximeter devices to a provider dashboard with automated threshold alerts.

25+ clinics enrolled in 60 days

AI Patient Monitoring · Clinical Practice

Deployed an AI monitoring system that reads vitals from wearable devices in real time and fires automated alerts when readings cross clinical thresholds.

70% faster alert response

Telehealth Platform · Ireland-based Healthcare Provider

Delivered a HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform with video sessions, secure messaging, and EHR integration for chronic disease management.

2,000+ active patients in 14 weeks
4.9 / 5 on ClutchSee all work

Recognition

Sound familiar?

  • Clinical staff spending 2+ hours a day on documentation instead of patient care?

  • EHR that doesn't talk to your billing system, scheduling tool, or patient portal?

  • Per-seat licensing fees that scale with your team, not your revenue?

  • Previous software that nobody fully understands anymore?

The short answer

RaftLabs builds HIPAA-compliant healthcare software for practices and health systems in the US, UK, and Ireland. Patient portals, telehealth, RPM, and EHR integrations. 25+ clinics on our RPM platform in 60 days. Fixed-price delivery in 10-14 weeks.

Updated July 2026

Healthcare software, by the numbers

HIPAA-compliant products shipped
15+
HIPAA compliance on every healthcare engagement
100%
rated by clients on Clutch
4.9/5
years shipping healthcare software
9+

What you get with every engagement

Healthcare domain knowledge

We have shipped telemedicine platforms, remote patient monitoring systems, and wellness apps used by 2,000+ patients across the US, UK, and Ireland. That domain knowledge shapes every architecture decision from week one: which FHIR resource types fit a given clinical workflow, how to structure PHI data to minimise audit surface, and what an Epic or Cerner integration needs to pass the vendor's app review. You do not pay for us to learn what HIPAA Technical Safeguards mean.

Pay for what's delivered

Milestone-based pricing with the fixed total agreed and documented before development starts, not a time-and-materials contract where the final number depends on how many hours the team logs. The project is broken into milestones (typically 4-6 for a 12-week engagement) with a defined deliverable and payment at each: discovery complete, core architecture reviewed, first working demo, UAT-ready build, production deployment, post-launch stabilisation. You see working software at every bi-weekly sprint review, not at the end of a 14-week silence, so course corrections happen early when they cost a sprint adjustment rather than a project restart. If scope changes, the change is costed and approved explicitly before any additional work begins, no invoice at the end for "additional requirements."

One team, start to finish

No handoffs between a business analyst who scoped it, a design team who doesn't know the clinical workflow, and an offshore build team who has never spoken to the client. The same engineers who participate in the discovery sessions, ask the questions about how your nurses actually use the EHR, and review the wireframes with your clinical team are the engineers who write the code. When an implementation question arises at week 8 about how to handle a specific FHIR resource mapping edge case, the person who answers it is the same person who discussed the clinical requirement in week 1. Accountability does not get diluted across a handoff chain.

Modern, maintainable stack

React and Next.js for web interfaces and patient portals, React Native for cross-platform mobile, Python for backend services, PostgreSQL with row-level security for PHI storage, and AWS for infrastructure. The health-specific layer includes HL7 FHIR R4 for EHR connectivity (Epic, Cerner, Athenahealth), Twilio Video and Daily.co for HIPAA-eligible video sessions, and device integrations for CGM, blood pressure, and pulse oximetry. Every dependency is chosen because it is fit for healthcare, not because it is the most popular option.

Existing system integration

We connect the new system to your existing EHR (Epic, Cerner, Athenahealth, Meditech), billing software, scheduling tool, and third-party device feeds. Modern EHRs integrate via FHIR R4 APIs; older systems use HL7 v2 messages. No rip-and-replace: your staff keeps the systems they know, and the new platform adds capabilities without creating two parallel records for every patient. Every integration is tested against a sandbox instance of your EHR before any production cutover.

8 weeks post-launch support

8 weeks of post-launch support is included in every fixed-price engagement. It covers bug fixes for issues discovered under real patient load, monitoring alert investigation, performance tuning, and on-call availability during the first 30 days, the period when clinical workflow edge cases most commonly surface. A structured review at week 8 assesses performance and error rates. Support does not expire at a calendar deadline: if the system has stability issues, we stay until it runs reliably.

Healthcare software we've built across specialties

Patient-Focused Apps

  • Telehealth appointment management apps
  • Medication management apps
  • Mental health & wellness apps
  • Chronic disease management apps
  • Fitness & nutrition apps
  • Family health management apps
  • Health tracking apps
  • Medical diagnosis software (Patient)

Provider-Focused Apps

  • Clinical decision support apps
  • Secure messaging apps
  • Staff scheduling & management apps
  • Continuing medical education (CME) apps
  • Point-of-care (POC) apps
  • Medical diagnosis software (Physician)

General Healthcare Apps

  • EHR, EMR/EPR & patient portals
  • Telemedicine software
  • Appointment scheduling software
  • Remote patient monitoring apps
  • Medical research software
  • Hospital management software (HMS)
  • Medical billing & insurance software
  • Healthcare navigation apps
  • Healthcare cost estimation apps
  • Health literacy apps

Regulatory compliance we cover

Healthcare software operates under multiple overlapping regulatory frameworks. We scope compliance requirements in week one and build them into the architecture before any code is written.

Compliance

Standards we design for

  • 01

    HIPAA Technical and Security Safeguards

    Every system we build includes PHI encrypted at rest (AES-256) and in transit (TLS 1.3), multi-factor authentication, role-based access control, session timeout enforcement, and immutable audit logs recording every PHI access event. Business Associate Agreements with AWS, Twilio, Stripe, and every infrastructure provider that processes patient data.

  • 02

    HL7 FHIR R4 and EHR interoperability

    EHR integration via HL7 FHIR R4 APIs for patient demographics, appointments, clinical notes, results, and medication lists. Epic App Orchard, Cerner FHIR Millennium, and Athenahealth API connectivity. For systems without a FHIR-capable API, HL7 v2 message-based integration handles bidirectional data exchange.

  • 03

    ONC Cures Act and patient data access requirements

    For platforms required to support ONC Cures Act Final Rule compliance, we implement SMART on FHIR authorization, FHIR R4 patient access APIs, and the audit logging required for ONC compliance reviews. Information-blocking prohibitions are accounted for in the data access design.

  • 04

    GDPR for healthcare platforms serving EU patients

    For platforms serving European patients, we scope GDPR requirements: data processing agreements, consent management, right-to-erasure workflows for patient records, and data residency controls keeping PHI within EU infrastructure. UK GDPR requirements for post-Brexit deployments are handled separately where applicable.

  • 05

    FDA and SaMD regulatory requirements

    For software as a medical device (SaMD), we scope regulatory classification (Class I, II, or III), document software development lifecycle requirements aligned with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and IEC 62304, and design quality management system documentation aligned with FDA submission requirements.

  • 06

    DICOM for medical imaging platforms

    DICOM-compliant image handling for platforms that store, transmit, or display medical images. PACS integration, DICOM viewer embedding via open-source renderers (OHIF, Cornerstone.js), and compliant storage on HIPAA-eligible infrastructure with appropriate encryption and access controls.

Services

Healthcare software services we offer

How we work

From scope to shipped

Every project follows the same four phases. Scope is locked and price is fixed before development starts.

  1. Week 1
    01

    Discovery and clinical workflow mapping

    We map your clinical workflows with the care team who will use the software daily. You leave week 1 with a written scope document, integration assessment, and a fixed-price quote. No development starts without your sign-off.

  2. Weeks 2-3
    02

    Architecture and compliance design

    HIPAA controls, EHR integration approach, and PHI data flows are designed before any code is written. Wireframes reviewed and approved by your clinical leads. The compliance architecture is documented and locked before the build starts.

  3. Weeks 4-12
    03

    Build, integrate, and QA

    Working software at a staging URL by the end of sprint one. Bi-weekly demos with your clinical stakeholders. QA and HIPAA compliance checks run in parallel with every sprint, not as a phase at the end.

  4. Weeks 12+
    04

    Launch and post-launch support

    Production deployment with monitoring activated on launch day. 8 weeks of post-launch support included in every project. Bug fixes, performance tuning, and on-call availability during the critical first 30 days.

Healthcare software we build

In healthcare, the software has to work every time. We build systems that handle the load, stay compliant, and connect to what you already use.

Custom Development

Custom healthcare software designed around your specific clinical workflow, not configured from a vendor template built for a different care model. We build telehealth platforms, remote patient monitoring systems, HIPAA-compliant EHR/EMR tools, chronic disease management platforms, medication adherence apps, and clinical decision support. The system records what your clinicians need, integrates with what your practice already uses, and evolves without waiting on a vendor's roadmap. Each build starts with a one-week discovery mapping the clinical workflow with your care team.

Data Analytics & Reporting

Custom clinical and operational analytics dashboards that surface the KPIs your leadership and clinical teams need, built from your actual data. Operational views for practice managers: fill rate, no-show rate, and revenue per visit. Clinical quality views for medical directors: A1c control rates, screening completion, and readmissions. Population health views for value-based care contracts. All dashboards pull from your existing EHR, billing, and RPM data without manual export, refreshed daily or in near-real-time.

Software Modernization

Replace legacy EHR systems, outdated patient portals, and desktop-only clinical software with modern, secure, maintainable platforms, without the clinical disruption of a hard cutover. We use a strangler fig pattern: the new system runs alongside the legacy one, workflows migrate one at a time, and the old system is decommissioned module by module as the new one proves itself under real clinical load. Data migration is validated with reconciliation checks before any cutover. The resulting stack is maintainable by any competent engineering team, with no new vendor lock-in.

Third-Party Integrations

Connect your new or existing platform to the clinical systems already in use: EHR integration via FHIR R4 (Epic, Cerner, Athenahealth), e-prescribing via Surescripts, plus scheduling, billing, and telehealth video infrastructure. Each integration is assessed for the correct API approach and tested against the vendor's sandbox before production. Data flows without manual re-entry: the nurse who documents the encounter does not also update a separate billing system, and the patient who books online does not re-enter their details at check-in.

Performance Optimization

Reduce page load times, cut database query latency, and automate the manual steps that slow clinical and administrative staff. We audit first, profiling the application against production traffic to find the specific queries and rendering paths causing slowdowns. Common findings: N+1 queries in EHR data loading, missing indexes, and FHIR bundle requests that fetch more data than the view needs. The audit produces a fix list ranked by time saved per day for clinical staff. Results are verified with load testing under simulated clinical workload.

AI Software

Intelligent healthcare software using AI where it delivers measurable improvement, not AI applied broadly because it is a trend. We build risk stratification models trained on your EHR data, AI-assisted symptom triage chatbots that collect structured intake before telehealth visits, clinical decision support using RAG over your clinical knowledge base, and automated prior authorisation assistance. Every model ships with an audit trail, human review for any output used in a clinical decision, and drift monitoring. Governance is built in from the start, not added after.

The stack we build healthcare software on

We are not tied to one framework. We pick the stack that fits your compliance, integration, and handover needs, then document every choice so any competent engineering team can maintain it. Every dependency is chosen because it is fit for healthcare, not because it is the most popular option in a non-clinical context.

LayerTechnologies we useWhere it fits
FrontendReact, Next.js, TypeScript, React NativePatient portals, clinician dashboards, and cross-platform mobile apps
BackendNode.js, Python (FastAPI, Django), .NETClinical data processing, APIs, and business logic
DatabasesPostgreSQL (row-level security), MongoDBPHI storage with least-privilege access and flexible clinical schemas
InteroperabilityHL7 FHIR R4, HL7 v2, EHR and EMR APIsEpic, Cerner, Athenahealth, and Meditech data exchange
Cloud and complianceAWS, Azure, HIPAA-eligible servicesEncrypted, audited infrastructure covered by Business Associate Agreements

The rule holds at every layer: PHI encrypted at rest and in transit, no proprietary frameworks that lock you in, and no stack we cannot hand to your team on day one. The interoperability layer does the heaviest lifting, and we scope it early through our EHR and EMR integration work so clinical data flows without manual re-entry.

Healthcare software development cost and timeline

We provide fixed-price proposals after a scoping session. Below are typical ranges for the healthcare software types we build most often. Scope, integration count, and compliance requirements are the primary cost drivers.

Software typeTypical costTypical timeline
Patient portal (scheduling, records, secure messaging)$15,000 – $30,0008–12 weeks
Telehealth platform (video sessions, EHR integration)$30,000 – $65,00010–14 weeks
Remote patient monitoring (device integration, alerts)$40,000 – $80,00012–16 weeks
EHR integration (FHIR R4, HL7, Epic/Cerner)$20,000 – $45,0006–10 weeks
Clinical data analytics and reporting dashboard$25,000 – $50,0008–12 weeks
Healthcare mobile app (iOS, Android, or cross-platform)$30,000 – $75,00010–16 weeks
Complex platform (AI + RPM + EHR + telehealth combined)$80,000+16–24 weeks

The ranges above reflect a fixed-price engagement: scope, features, integrations, and compliance controls agreed and documented in writing before development starts. Cost changes only when scope changes, and scope changes are priced and approved explicitly before additional work begins.

What clients say

What our clients say

Three-year average engagement. Founders and operators describing the work in their own words. No marketing varnish.

Grady Lakshmono
Grady Lakshmono
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CoFounder, Moka (acquired by Gojek) & Gula (acquired by Runchise)

RaftLabs elevated my ideas and brought them to life when everything seemed impossible.

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Why healthcare practices choose us

We've built healthcare software for practices in the US, UK, and Ireland. Here's what makes the difference.

10–14 week delivery

Most healthcare software projects ship in 10–14 weeks from discovery to production. Week 1 produces a scoped, validated architecture: clinical workflow mapping, integration assessment, and wireframes reviewed with your care team. Weeks 2-12 run bi-weekly sprints with working software at each review. The final weeks cover UAT, HIPAA compliance review, and deployment. Platforms with multiple integrations and complex clinical workflows are scoped explicitly at the end of discovery so the timeline reflects the actual scope.

HIPAA compliance built in

HIPAA compliance is designed into the architecture from the first technical decision, not added as a checklist item at the end of the build. Every system ships with PHI encrypted at rest (AES-256) and in transit (TLS 1.3), multi-factor authentication, role-based access control with least privilege, immutable audit logs of every PHI access event, and Business Associate Agreements with every infrastructure provider that handles PHI. A compliance review before production deployment verifies all controls are implemented as designed.

Built for your workflow

We map your clinical workflows in Week 1 through structured sessions with the people who will use the software daily: nurses, physicians, front desk, and billing coordinators. The workflow they describe is always different from what the practice manager assumes. That map drives the technical design before the database schema is finalised, not retrofitted after. Week 1 ends with a signed-off scope document and wireframes your clinical leads have approved, so development starts from shared understanding, not a developer's interpretation of a brief.

Fixed price, no surprises

Scope and cost locked before development starts in a written fixed-price proposal that defines the feature set, integration scope, compliance controls, and delivery timeline. No hourly billing, no estimates-that-are-actually-ranges, no "we'll know the real cost once we get into it." The price you approve in Week 1 is the price you pay at the end. Changes to scope, features added, integrations expanded, clinical workflows modified after development starts, are addressed via a change request process: the change is specified, sized, costed, and approved before any additional work begins. The fixed-price model aligns our incentives with yours: we scope carefully upfront because changes cost us as much as they cost you, and we have no financial motivation to expand scope after the project starts.

Bi-weekly demos

You see working software every two weeks in a live sprint demo with your clinical stakeholders present. Not slides, not screenshots, the actual running system, demonstrated against real clinical scenarios by the engineer who built the feature. Problems that affect the clinical workflow surface at the Sprint 3 demo, when the fix is a day's work, not at the UAT review in Week 13 when the same problem would require rearchitecting a built system. Sprint demos include your clinical leads, practice manager, and any compliance stakeholders who need to review HIPAA controls, because the people who can identify a clinical workflow misalignment are the people who use those workflows, not the project manager reviewing a feature checklist. Issues raised at each demo are logged, prioritised, and resolved in the next sprint before being re-reviewed at the following demo.

Direct communication

Slack access to your named project team throughout the engagement: the lead engineer, the project manager, and the QA lead, not a ticketing system or an account manager relaying messages. Weekly sync calls follow a structured agenda, with a written summary sent within 2 hours so decisions are documented. When a risk surfaces, an unavailable EHR sandbox or a slow compliance review, you hear about it the same day we know, not when the milestone date passes.

Why us

Why teams choose RaftLabs

  1. Senior engineers build what they scope

    The engineers who assess your clinical workflow also build the solution. No bait-and-switch, no offshore handoff after the contract is signed. The team you meet in week 1 ships in week 12.

  2. Fixed price before development starts

    We scope the work, calculate the cost, and lock it in writing before any development starts. A scope change is a change request: priced, agreed, or dropped. It never absorbs into the project and appears on the final invoice.

  3. 9 years and 100+ products shipped

    Clients include Vodafone, T-Mobile, Aldi, Nike, Cisco, and Lockheed Martin. Track record across AI, SaaS, mobile, automation, and enterprise platforms in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and hospitality.

  4. HIPAA compliance built in from the start

    HIPAA requirements are scoped in week 1, not retrofitted before launch. PHI encrypted at rest and in transit, audit logs, RBAC, and Business Associate Agreements with every infrastructure provider that handles patient data.

Ready to scope your healthcare software project?

30 minutes. You walk away with a clear cost, timeline, and team. No commitment.

Got questions?

All healthcare software development at RaftLabs uses a secure Agile approach: two-week sprints, client reviews at every milestone, and QA testing that runs alongside development. Security is built into every stage: encrypted data storage, access controls, audit trails, and HIPAA compliance checks before any code ships to production. You see working software every two weeks, not at the end of a 14-week silence.

Most healthcare apps ship in 10–14 weeks. An MVP with core features (appointment scheduling, basic patient portal) typically takes 8–12 weeks. Full-featured platforms with EHR integration, telehealth, and AI features take 14–20 weeks. The timeline starts with one week of discovery: stakeholder interviews, workflow mapping, and scope definition before any code is written.

Healthcare app development at RaftLabs is fixed-price, agreed before development starts. Typical ranges: basic patient portal or scheduling app, $15,000--$30,000; full-featured telehealth platform, $30,000--$65,000; complex systems with AI, RPM, or deep EHR integration, $65,000+. The fixed price includes HIPAA compliance review, QA testing, and 8 weeks of post-launch support. To get a number for your specific project, book a 30-min call.

We've built telehealth platforms (1-on-1 and group video sessions, secure messaging), remote patient monitoring systems connected to CGM and BPM devices, and patient wellness apps used by 2,000+ patients across US, UK, and Ireland. 25+ clinics enrolled on our RPM platform in 60 days. We understand the compliance requirements: HIPAA, HL7, FHIR. We bring that domain knowledge to every project.

For mobile: React Native for cross-platform apps, Swift for iOS, Kotlin for Android. Backend: Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, and AWS. For compliance: encrypted storage, audit logging, and role-based access control. For integrations: HL7 FHIR APIs for EHR connectivity, Twilio for telehealth, Stripe for billing. The stack fits your specific requirements, not our defaults.

Yes. We sign NDAs before any scoping conversation. Healthcare projects involve protected health information and proprietary clinical workflows. All code, architecture, and patient data remain yours. We operate under a Business Associate Agreement with every project that handles PHI, and all infrastructure providers (AWS, Twilio, Stripe) are covered by BAAs before the first byte of PHI is processed.

Work with us

Tell us what you need. We'll tell you what it would take.

We scope Healthcare Software Development Company in 30 minutes. You walk away with a clear cost, timeline, and approach. No commitment required.

  • Scope and cost agreed before work starts. No surprises. No obligation.
  • Working prototype within 3 weeks of kickoff.
  • Pay by milestone. You see progress before each invoice.
  • 60-day post-launch warranty. Bug fixes, UI tweaks, and deployment support. No retainer.
  • All conversations are NDA-protected.